Essays on Electioneering

Introduction

It is true that there is a significant disparity between the American in terms of classes in the United States today. The gap between the upper class and the lower class has been increasing, whereas the middle starts to fade away. Dating back to early 1990s, almost half of the national income growth of the nation was owned only the top 1 percent of the richest families. The escalating gap between the two groups is attributed to the ever increasing income to the wealthiest 1 percent and stagnant income for the middle American households. Therefore, the middle and the ...

Abstract

The 1956 US Presidential election in was a similar contest to the former contest in the year 1952 and pitted Republican Dwight Eisenhower and Democrat’s Adlai Stevenson. Republican’s Dwight Eisenhower beat Stevenson in a similar manner to the year 1952. This happened despite the intense speculation in the winter of the previous year the incumbent Dwight Eisenhower would not run owing to his failing health. His failing health emerged as a campaign issue in the electioneering period and was used by the opponents to fight him. The year 1956 was also the year that television commercials were used a great deal ...

Canada Election and Political Party Finances

The much publicized scandal involving Sir John Macdonald the prime minister and the promoters of the Pacific Railway led to the enactment of dominion Election Act (DEA) of 1874. The two parties allegedly gave campaign contribution to Federal Conservative Party so that they may gain favors from the government. The passage and subsequent implementation of DEA shaped Canadian politics as it contains both the requirement one has to fulfill to be appointed a political official and reporting of campaign expense clause (Johnston 214). This was a step to what Canadian politics is today. This Act became subject of amendment whenever a crisis ...

Size has become one of the important factors that people look at whenever they think of acquiring a piece of art. Gigantism has become a big player in the world of art and in the art market. Many buyers of art have been heard making statements such as ‘big is the best’. Whenever they shop for a work of art, they go for big. Price is proportional to the size. The bigger the artwork, the higher its price is (Dutton, D. (2009).). Some people, however, insist that just because something is big, it is not good necessarily. Across the vast history ...

Introduction

With the evolution of the new communication technologies, political campaigns have been revolutionized in a way that even after politicians win elections, they continue in a ‘campaign mode’ during their governance. The continuous campaigning is aimed at gaining a political advantage in the following election (Heclo, 1999). The leaders are now able to reach the public in more effective and extensive ways through the internet, broadcasting medium, as well as old fashion printouts. This situation has been referred to as the ‘permanent campaign’. The phenomenon is witnessed in most countries of the world, including the United States of America. Continuous political campaigns ...

Facts: The Citizens United, the plaintiff in this case, is a nonprofit organization; however, it acquires some of its funding from for-profit corporations. The Citizens United created a documentary by the name of Hillary: The Movie (2008), in which interview and political commentators are shown urging people not to vote for Hillary Clinton. This documentary was first released in theaters and later on DVD. Subsequently, a 10-second and a 30-second promotional advertisement were created to encourage viewers to order the documentary on-demand. In the documentary, a discrediting statement was made about Hillary Clinton and then information on finding the film’s official website is ...

INTRODUCTION

According to the amended version of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (BCRA), corporations and unions are banned from “electioneering communication.” This implies that corporations and unions are prohibited by federal laws from using their financial muscle to advocate for or against the election of specific candidates in terms of speech. BCRA defines electioneering communication as “any broadcast, cable, or satellite communication” that “refers to a clearly identified candidate for Federal office” and is made within 30 days of a primary election and that is “publicly distributed.” It must however be mentioned that BCRA upholds the right of corporations to ...

Abstract International Criminal Court commonly referred as the ICC is a permanent tribunal that prosecutes people for crimes against humanity, war crimes and the crimes of aggression (although though currently it does not have powers to prosecute or exercise any jurisdiction over crimes of aggression.) Since 1945, the courts creation has been constituted by the most significant international law reform. The International Criminal Court was found by the Rome Statute and it is therefore mandated to prosecute crimes that were committed after that date. This paper observes and explains and critiques the benefits of the International Criminal Court. ...